FROM THE 1925 PARIS EXPOSITION

(Item # C-261)

THIS LARGE MANTEL CLOCK IS ALMOST 16 INCHES HIGH. THE CASE IS BRASS WITH THE TOP AND BOTTOM CAST OF SPELTER AND THEN PLATED IN A GOLD/BRASS FINISH. THE PLATING AS YOU CAN SEE, DOES HAVE SOME AGE WEAR.

THE TIME ONLY MOVEMENT OF EIGHT DAYS DURATION IS FRENCH AND HAS BEEN OVERHAULED.

THE TERM ART DECO IS DERIVED FROM THE 1925 PARIS EXPOSITION OF DECORATIVE ARTS.
"EXPOSITION DES ARTS DE'CORATIFS MODERNES PARIS 1925"

THIS CLOCK WAS PURCHASE BY A COLORADIAN AT ONE OF THE MAIN DEPARTMENT STORE STANDS AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION IN 1925. THE FOUR STANDS WERE; DES GALERIES LAFYETTE; DES GRANDS MAGASINS BON MARCHE; DES GRANDS MAGASINS DU PRINTEMPS AND DES GRANDS MAGASINS DU LOUVRE.

DIMENSIONS:

15 3/4 INCHES HIGH
6 1/4 INCHES DEEP
9 1/4 INCHES WIDE

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